Under the sod
Under the sod, Under the sod, what all things? What all things?
Under the sod, Under the sod, what will be? What will be?
A story off the chest; or a story of the chest?
Off and off; or of and of and of?
Under the sod, Under the sod, a cadaver so would lie,
On postmortem touch of all worms on decay.
Over all sod, sod, sod, all sod to hide,
Under the sod, Under the sod, who may be? oh who may be?
No, cant say, no scripture a write-up no cross of name
May be, may be such a poor, poor soul not to mention more
Perhaps nothing for a noble resurrection on a burst so strong
Or enjoy and so cooling on the dreams of rebirth untold
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
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| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
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| Words | 131 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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